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My Best Advice for Foster Parenting Teens

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The need for foster parents in general is huge, but the need for foster parents of teens is especially urgent. I understand why people don't -- it's pretty daunting! But now that I have a bit of experience, I realize that it doesn't have to be as scary as I thought.
In this video, I'm sharing the insights I've gotten over the past few years as a foster (and now adoptive) parent of a teenager. My experience is limited, but I feel confident that what I'm going to share in this video will be helpful if you decide to open your heart and home to a teenager in foster care.
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@boonlm 2 года назад

I love this. One of our successful touch points was “I’m heating up water for tea, would you like a cup?” I never realized the need to continuously remind them that we were still fully committed to them. Looking back now, that makes total sense. Also, in our experience it was almost 6 months before our teen would voluntarily come out of her room and join us for a family activity without an invitation. That was also around the time that she had been in our home longer than any other prior placement, and I think that is likely not a coincidence.

@afosteredlife 2 года назад

Tea! Brilliant! And yes, that moment of being someone’s longest placement is *huge*. Thanks for sharing!

@TP-rp6jk 4 месяца назад

❤❤❤❤❤❤

@woslow2543 Год назад

As a former foster kid, everything you said is spot on. Keep it going!

@afosteredlife Год назад

This means more to me than you could know. Thank you for taking the time to watch and encourage me!

@user-pu9dm8ys4t Год назад

Listening to this sitting at my kitchen table in Russia and even though the system is different the thing about parenting are so universal! It's great!

@afosteredlife Год назад

Спасибо! I appreciate you taking the time to let me know this!

@marlyseemma983 Год назад

I love it. Give time and space for them to have havens. Have daily, consistent touch points. Communicate "I'm good. You're good. We're good." especially after conflict.

@crystalhitchcock3448 Год назад

So many great ideas, thank you so much! My heart goes out to these kids.

@afosteredlife Год назад

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

@amberbergquist596 Год назад

I love your content. Fostering is something I never thought of but was kinda thrown in front of me and thinking about taking on this journey. Your full of wealth of knowledge

@paavolaprincess 2 года назад

I have watched your channels since the very very beginning and your gentle wisdom never ceases ❤️

@afosteredlife 2 года назад

You have been with me a long time! Thank you for all of your encouragement over the years!

@paavolaprincess 2 года назад

@@afosteredlife I still think about foster care often and hope it’s in God’s plan for us someday, I guess I’m still just in the season of encouraging foster parents! 😆